The Silent Bond

✨Chapter - 19✨

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For today's chapter I would suggest you to listen bairiya by Arijit Singh.

Scene opens to thunderous applause echoing through the college auditorium. The entire crowd is on their feet, clapping and cheering wildly. The spotlight dims on stage, but the shockwaves of the performance are still very much alive among the audience. Cut to the Singhania family — stunned, eyes wide, jaws dropped.

Aru (still in shock, murmuring to herself): "Kya yeh mera baby brother hai?! Maine kabhi nahi dekha use aise... Yeh aur dance?! Yeh toh impossible tha!"
(He keeps rambling, trying to wrap his head around what just happened.)

The Chill Squad and Untamed Souls are equally dumbfounded, their expressions caught somewhere between disbelief and awe.

Rey (grinning wide, nudging Aru): "Aru bro, usne toh literally stage pe aag laga di! Mujhe laga tha yeh sirf gaane mein hi PhD kar chuka hai, par dance mein toh Master's degree le ke baitha hai yeh!"

Rishi (laughing, clapping):
"Anu aur Kasturi ne toh pura college nacha diya, bhai! That was next-level fantastic!"

Jiya (still staring at the stage):
"Apna Anu toh multi-talented nikla yaar... singer, dancer, pura package!"

Ishan (teasing tone):
"Chhupa Rustom tha yeh, Jiya."

Everyone bursts out laughing, still riding the high of the performance. The energy is electric — happiness, pride, and admiration all blending into one vibrant moment.

Cut to the elder Singhania — their reactions are no different. Their faces are a mix of pride, astonishment, and something else... a hint of possessiveness.

While they clap and smile, there's an underlying protectiveness in their eyes — as if they've just discovered a new side of Anu, one they're proud of but not quite ready to share with the world.

Arohi noticed arjun who was looking at Anu as his gaze is not leaving him. Some raw feeling was inside his eyes.

Shivansh, abhi, Kabir also noticed it.

Arohi – "Kya soch rahe ho arjun?"

Arjun – "Dar lag raha hain arohi!"

Everyone frowned at his statement.

Abhi – "Yeh aap kya keh rahe hain bhaiya?"

Arjun – "Whenever I feel like I knew him completely, he always shock me with doing something unexpectable. Tum hi batao kya kabhi anu kisi ke itna close hua hain? Woh bhi in just one month. Aur yeh ladaki kasturi, aisa lagta hain yeh dono ek dusre ko pehle se hi jante hain."

Kabir – "Aisa bhi ho sakta hain ki its just an attraction arjun. Iss age mein yeh common hota hain. Tum jyada mat socho hum sab hain na. kuch galat nahi hone denge."

Arohi who was silent till now speak with authority – "Kabir agar aisa hain toh I don't want anu to involve in this things so early. I don't want him to go through any heartbreak."

Arjun agreeing with arohi – "Haan arohi sahi keh rahi hain. Abhi aur aru dono mere saath bade hue hain and I am hundred percent sure woh dono kabhi koi decision galat nahi lenge, woh dono mere liye khuli kitabe hain- but anu toh mujhe abhi mila hai. Uske andar kya chal raha hai, uske past mein kya hua hai... woh kuch nahi batata. Uske bohot saare raaz hain. Aur Kasturi... uske saath woh kuch zyada hi free ho gaya hai."